Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-04-01

Ing ana found that they had not water enough on
hand to wash their faces. One gentleman said in
take his d1urnal bath out Of teacupful OF water.
The scenes around the public pumps and MIGRANTS
seged all day by servants Of ali degrees and coors
carrying all kinds OF utensils for holding water.
They guarreled as to who should I'LL their pans
or buckets nrSt, and many blOod-curdling threats
were made. To add to the general discomfort, the
snow came down like a wet blanket on the earth,
soon became surrounded by mud, slush and snow
ankle-deep
Most OF the public school buildings including
OH, had to be closed this morning, as they could
not be heated, there being no water for the steam.
! High School some OF the boys, eager for holiday,
stsaithiiy applied snowbails to the thermometers
before they were inspected by the school Officers
Sales Of Real Estate.
Mrs. Mary j. Williams has bought of W. P. Kel-
logg for 81 2s3 49, lots 80 and "a, kelloggs sub OF
s. Thompson have bought for $l2O74 A. lots %.
80 and :s5 OF the same block.
James A. Settle has bought OF w. F. Hoffman
and Others 1or 81, SSS. lot 3 square ~, fronting
street, between 21st street and New Hampshire
avenue. G. w. Evans has bought of Robert Boyd.
for 81 800 sub lots :ss and 4 quare 63 20 feet on
8 street. between 9th and 10th, and :sass feet on
9th street, between and streets northwest. X.
I. Petit has purchased OF T. w. Smith and Others,
for Sill 200, lot and parts OF and 10, square 6S
fronting 1:2 feet on the south side OF street
north and 81 feet the east side of North Capitol
Ii. L.
den, for $500 sub lots AZ and 43,. square 500.
fronting "a feet on Boundary street, between 4th
and New jersey avenue.
PSI UPsILoN FRArERNrY.-Gen and Mrs Mussey
last evening entertained the members OF the Psi
Epsilon Fraternity residing in this city. DR.. Ed
ward MuSSey Hartwell, OF Johns Hopkins Univer-
sity, read fine paper on 'sThe Nature and Effects
or Exercise and the Best Means to Secure Them"
Godding and Miss Godding, Dr. LOring, Col and
Mrs Morse, Col. Seeley, Prof and MIS- II. c.
Spencer, Miss Burr, Miss Moore, Miss Hine, Mr..
and many Others. The young gentlemen enter
tanned their lady friends with some Psi Up songs
which were warmly appreciated, thus closing
pleasant evening.
FUNDS TO RELIEVE THE POOR NEEpEp-L S. EN-
street, says that there is much suffering amongst
the poor now; that it is not among those who can
do manual labor but families visited by sickness,
widows with small children, and others in cases
where the supplies laid by for winter have been
hausted. The greatest demand now is for fuel.
There are no funds to meet the demand. and the
Associated Charities ask the strong to help these
poor weak and suffering ones. They cannot he
helped without money.
CHARGED WITH STEALING CARRIAGE.-Wm. Kop-
pin, aged twenty EIGHT years, was arrested this
morning by Detectives Carter and Mahon on a
front Of Fadeisys stables, on 9Th street. It is
charged that he took the carriage last night and
sold 1t at sleepers carriage repair shop street.
MARRIAGE LICENsEs.-Marriage licenses have
H. Marshall and sylvia L. Coleman; VIM. B. Dent
Cherry; B. F. Miller and Mary Z. Seawight, both
Of Augusta Co, Va
THE SCHoTT CoNCHRr.-The sale Of places for the
last concert by Herr Anton Schott, at the COngre-
gational Church Saturday night indicates that the
great tenor will be listened to by a very large au-
d1ence. This may be the Last opportunity afforded
Noel npfn m hane
who do not avail themselves OF it, will have
for regret as the equal OF this artist has not been
heard here In many years
MANY of the readers OF THE STAR are taking ad-
vantage OF the remarkably liberal offer OF THE
WEEKLY STAR (as advertised in another column) to
subscribe to one or more OF the leading periodicals
OF the country. Large saving can be made in
this way.
JOS Shillington sends The Century Magazine for
The will of John W. Field leaving his estate to
his estate to his wife and child were filed today
The Courts.
COURT IN GENERAL TERN.
Yesterday, Craig ct al. agt. Rowland; Judgment
below reversed and remanded
CIRCUIT CoURT-Judge Cor.
Yesterday, Morrison, trustee, agt. Sabin; leave
to amend declaration.
To-day, Harris agt. Butler; trial resumed.
To-day, Hunt agt Russ; auditors fee authorized
to be paid DroOp agt. MetZerOtt; time to taketes-
timony limited. Chadsey agt- Clarke; do. Page
agt. Page; testimony ordered taken by C. Ingle
Patterson agt Patterson; do. by j. A. Clarke FL
lott agt. Colon; pro confessO agt A. E. Boone.
Brent agt. Brent: sale decreed-S. B. Ellery APP
pointed trustee. Norris agt. Starr; reference TO
auditor.
PROBATE CouRT; Judge Aerrick.
q, Am order q tr
widow for letters filed. Estate OF Lucy Ryrne; Or
der to sell certain stock In re Daniel Forrest; T.
E Waggaman appointed guardian; bond 5000.
Estate OF Jesse W Jackson; letters Of administra-
tion issued to Julia G jackson; bond 81 600 Inre,
Samuel Van Solver; r. Butler appointed guardian;
bond $780, Estate OF Samuel Queen; executor Or
dered to surrender personality to surety. In re-.
minors OF Agatha Daw; citation ordered to issue
to w. A. Daw, guardian, for contempt. In re-,
Elizabeth Hitz; Ernest j. Sommer appointed guar
dian; 81 900. Estate Of Ben Halliday, jr.; letters
Of administration granted ". Q; Dennlson; bond
Aary..A. Mcknight: order on administrator TO give
counter security. Estate OF Mary A. Knapp; let
tiers teStamentary issued to H. N. Fry; bond 800.
letters testamentary; bond 5000 Estate OF Geo.
T. McGlue petition for probate OF the WILL Estate
OF Abram o. Bowen; letters OF administration to
James E. BOteler; bond $500. Win OF Rebecca
mentary. In re-, Louise d. Powell; Annie Louise
Powell appointed guardian; bond $4,000.
POLICE CoURF-Iadge Shell
To-day, Lethia Brooks cOlored, profanity; S or
days. Chas. Harris and John Wansley, Obstruct-
ing sidewalk; personal bonds. JOS. Butler, col
Burnett, defacing property; $40 or 80 days. Fred
Plummer, colored assault; S. or Is days.
AChOlera Scare At Ell PaSO.
THAT TOWN HEARS THAT THE DISEASE COMING
NORTH, AND SO SETS Up QUARANTINE.